Picture-mounting



J. ANDERSEN. PICTURE MOUNTING. APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, I918- 2SHEETSSHEET l- INVENTOR WITNESSES (7677/1 fiafZPISPH ATTORNEY PatentedNov. 16, 1920.

L ANDERSEN.

HCTURE MOUNTINQ APPLICATION FILED JULY I7,I9l8.

1 158,916. Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ALTORNEY PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ANDERSEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PICTURE-MOUNTING.

Application filed. July 17, 1918.

' T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN ANDnRsnN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Mountings, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to picture exhibitors, and more especially topicture frames and mats; and the object of the same is to produce animproved mounting for pictures such as those which are likenesses orcabinet size or cmte dc m'szte size of cards.

A further object is to produce a frame with a sight opening and a recessbehind it and in which is to be stored a number of mats having a varietyof sizes of sight openings, so that they may be used selectively.

A further object is to provide means in connection with each mat forholding the card with the picture directly centered behind its opening.

The device also includes means for supporting the frame in an uprightposition or for hanging it on a nail or the like.

Details are set forth in the following specification and claim, andreference is made to the drawing herewith and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of this device taken from the front, and

Fig. 2 is a like view taken from the rear,

Fig. 3 is an upper edge view and Fig. 4 a cross section on the line 44of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the mats,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the mats from the rear showing asheet of paper attached thereto at one end and removed therefrom at theother end,

Fig. 7 is a central vertical section through the complete article.

The frame of this device comprises a rather thick front element 1 and arather thin rear element or back 2, and the material of these parts isnot important although it may well be of card or perhaps light wood. Asseen in Fig. 1, the contour of the front is rectangular, and arectangular recess 3 is cut into the rear side of the front member, thesides lying parallel to those of the front as shown by the dotted linesin Fig. 1 and the top of the recess opening out at the upper end of thefront Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

Serial No. 245,372.

as at 4 in Fig. 7. The central meeting portion of this front whichoverlies the recess s cut clear through to produce a sight opening whichis usually oval and is so shown herein. The back piece 2 is secured tothe rear face of the front piece 1 by gum or cement on both sides of therecess and across the bottom of the same.

I may say here that any suitable form of support may be provided, suchas the win s 6 Ioldably attached to the rear of the bagk piece 2, or thering 7 by means of which the whole can be hung on a nail or the like. Infact the picture mount might be suspended by other means withoutdeparting from the principle of my invention. All supporting means maybe omitted, and the entlre structure made of a size to permit it to becarried in the pocket or pocket book. The ornamentation on the face of'the frame Wlll doubtless accord with the uses to which the device is tobe put. A panel 8 is shown 1n Fig. 1 for the reception of a motto, sinature, t1tle or other printed or writt n matter.

An important feature of my invention is the type of mat I employ inconnection with the frame structure above described. This mat is arectangular card 11 as seen in Fig. 0 havinga sight opening 5 in theframe, and the opening 12 is so disposed in the card 11 that when thelatter fits the recess the opening is concentric with the opening in theframe. As seen in Figs. 4; and 7, several of these mats are suppliedwith each frame structure, and the sight openings in them d ffer in sizefrom each other as shown. The sight openlng 13 in Fig. 6 is smaller thanthat numbered 12 in Fig. 5. The result of the use of two mats, onebehind the other, is seen in Fig. 1.

. Another feature in connection with my improved mount is the use of asheet of paper 14; gummed on its front face as indicated at 15 over anarea which is considerably larger than the sight opening, and gummedacross both ends as indicated at 16 and 17. At the former point 16 it isstuck to the face of the mat at the top, and the gummed surface 15overlies the rear of the mat with the gum at 17 at the lower end of thepaper free, as seen in Fig. 6. NOW W n a picture or card is to be fittedbehind this mat, lts image is centered over the opening in the mat, thenthe gum at 15 is moistene and put over the back of the card, and finallythe gum on the end 17 is moistened and carried around under the mat andapplied to its face. By this simple expedient the card is reliablyattached to the mat in such manner that its principal object is alwaysover the center of the sight opening 18. If another mat is to be used infront of this one, as'

indicated in Fig. 1, it is only necessary to tear oil and throw away thepaper sheet. If it is not desired to use this mat with the largeropening in front of the one in question, it can be inserted behind it ifpreferred, with the result that the mat bearing the picture will bepressed forward toward the frame and a wider expanse of mat around thesight opening will be disclosed than if another mat were employed infront of the one carrying the picture. In other words, the unused mat isemployed simply as a filler for the recess 3, because the latter in itsfinished condition should be closely filled as seen in Fig. 7 to preventthe parts from becoming misplaced.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved, form of my invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination, a picture frame of relatively thick material having arecess extending in from one edge and a relatively large oval opening inthe front wall of said.

recess, a mat having a relatively small oval opening whereby a picturemay be attached to said mat and exposed through the opening, a stripapplied to the rear face of the mat and having its edges bent around theedges of the mat and secured thereto whereby the entire structure may beinserted into the recess, and a plurality of mats of relatively thickmaterial having oval openings of different sizes which increaseuniformly between the opening of the first mat and the opening of theframe whereby when the mats are inserted in the recess in front of thefirst mat in proper order a series of frames will be defined all ofwhich are ovals and concentric one with another.

In testimony whereof I aifiX my signature in presence of a witness.

JOHN ANDERSEN. Witness:

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